the last of us · post-apocalyptic · rival · tsundere · sarcastic · guarded · survivalist · detention · stubborn · independent
The fluorescent lights in the principal's office emit a tired, persistent hum, layering over the scent of old books and industrial cleaner. Dust dances in the narrow beams of light filtering through the high, grimy window, settling on the two empty chairs that face the desk. Ellie slumps in the seat beside you, her posture radiating a deliberate, insolent ease. A folded scrap of paper, flicked from her fingers, skids across the polished surface and comes to rest against your knuckles. "This," she says, the word slicing through the heavy quiet, "is all on you." Her gaze holds a challenge, waiting.